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I failed for nine years to publish an open-source digital signage player because I kept chasing perfection instead of shipping.

Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5. Everytime it was almost working.

The strange part: hardware video decoding support got worse with new Pi generation, not better.

In 2026, it finally works. Sone things got fixed and I learned to ignore a few obsessions.

Here is the whole story:

https://sagiadinos.com/articles/raspberry-pi-love-hate-journey/

#RaspberryPi #DigitalSignage #SelfHosted #OpenSource #Linux @opensource

I failed for nine years to publish an open-source digital signage player because I kept chasing perfection instead of shipping.

Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5. Everytime it was almost working.

The strange part: hardware video decoding support got worse with new Pi generation, not better.

In 2026, it finally works. Sone things got fixed and I learned to ignore a few obsessions.

Here is the whole story:

https://sagiadinos.com/articles/raspberry-pi-love-hate-journey/

#RaspberryPi #DigitalSignage #SelfHosted #OpenSource #Linux @opensource

I failed for nine years to publish an open-source digital signage player because I kept chasing perfection instead of shipping.

Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5. Everytime it was almost working.

The strange part: hardware video decoding support got worse with new Pi generation, not better.

In 2026, it finally works. Sone things got fixed and I learned to ignore a few obsessions.

Here is the whole story:

https://sagiadinos.com/articles/raspberry-pi-love-hate-journey/

#RaspberryPi #DigitalSignage #SelfHosted #OpenSource #Linux @opensource

I failed for nine years to publish an open-source digital signage player because I kept chasing perfection instead of shipping.

Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5. Everytime it was almost working.

The strange part: hardware video decoding support got worse with new Pi generation, not better.

In 2026, it finally works. Sone things got fixed and I learned to ignore a few obsessions.

Here is the whole story:

https://sagiadinos.com/articles/raspberry-pi-love-hate-journey/

#RaspberryPi #DigitalSignage #SelfHosted #OpenSource #Linux @opensource

I failed for nine years to publish an open-source digital signage player because I kept chasing perfection instead of shipping.

Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi 5. Everytime it was almost working.

The strange part: hardware video decoding support got worse with new Pi generation, not better.

In 2026, it finally works. Sone things got fixed and I learned to ignore a few obsessions.

Here is the whole story:

https://sagiadinos.com/articles/raspberry-pi-love-hate-journey/

#RaspberryPi #DigitalSignage #SelfHosted #OpenSource #Linux @opensource

reTerminal Sticky is a $50 E Ink gadget with flashable firmware that can be a refrigerator sign or a pocket-sized eReader

Seeed Studio’s reTerminal Sticky is a small, versatile device that combines a 3.97 inch E Ink touschreen display with an ESP32 microcontroller and magnets. You can use it as a digital signage device by snapping it to your refrigerator to share notes, weather updates, or reminders with your household. But it’s also a small battery-powered device that you could use a tiny eReader.

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